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Senators pitch Trump on expanded gun background check bill
Washington, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Senators pushing to require background checks for private gun sales made a fresh pitch to President Donald Trump on Wednesday amid continued gridlock over legislation to curb gun violence following a summer of more mass shootings .
Huawei releases white paper on 5G Applications
Budapest, Sept 11 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Huawei released the "5G Applications Position Paper" here Tuesday at a forum on the sideline of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2019, looking forward to 5G application scenarios in the areas of enhancing broadband, media and entertainment, industrial manufacturing, and intelligent transportation.
Canada election campaign begins Wednesday
Toronto, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off the official start of his re-election campaign Wednesday in what is expected to be a tight race.
US Christian evangelical delegation meets Saudi crown prince
Dubai, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Tuesday with a delegation of American evangelical Christians in the Red Sea city of Jiddah as the kingdom works to forge closer ties with an influential electoral base in the US that could be crucial to the 2020 elections.
Banned Nigeria Shia group says police kill 15 at march
Nigeria, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — A Shia Muslim group in Nigeria that is banned by the government says 15 of its members were shot to death during processions marking a Muslim holiday.
North Korea confirms test of large multiple rocket launcher
South Korea, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed the test-launches of a super-large multiple rocket launcher.
31 killed in Iraq during Ashoura procession
Beirut, Sep 10 (AP/UNB) — Iraq's state-run TV channel, citing Iraq's Health Ministry, says the death toll from a stampede in the Shiite holy city of Karbala has climbed to 31.
Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during Ashoura
Baghdad, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Part of a walkway collapsed as tens of thousands of people celebrated Ashoura on Tuesday, causing a stampede and killing at least 31 pilgrims on one of the most sacred religious holy days for the Shiite sect, officials said.
Boris Johnson lost Parliament but he could win a UK election
London, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost Parliament. But he could still win a general election if enough voters approve of his determination to make Britain's departure from the European Union a reality.
Greece: Turkey 'continues to provoke' over Cyprus
Athens, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Greece's prime minister says Turkey "continues to provoke" in its approach towards the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus and that Ankara is becoming isolated internationally.